The Circle was a historic building in Portsmouth, Virginia designed by Dorothy Pebworth and constructed in 1947 — as a single story, stuccoed concrete block building in the Moderne style — originally as a curb-service restaurant, subsequently becoming a dine-in restaurant.
[3] The building's half-circle shape (in plan) featured a prominent facade topped with a neon-lit sign carrying the restaurant's name.
Its interior bar featured a mural attributed to Al Hirschfeld of mid-20th century celebrities.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006,[1] the building was demolished on August 19, 2013[4] and removed from the National Register in 2017.
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